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Gary's Detecting forum => General detecting talk => Topic started by: Gary on March 30, 2018, 01:27 pm

Title: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Gary on March 30, 2018, 01:27 pm: You have lets say £800 to spend and your detecting days are pretty un productive, do you buy a new machine with the money or track down a land owner with some really productive land and give him the 800 smackers to search it with your old machine.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: lobo on March 30, 2018, 02:04 pm: Pay a land owner, but not for a one off search. It would need to be an agreed period and probably backed up with a contract.
I have actually tried it to some extent while looking to rope in another 3 more people to up the ante.
Had no luck so far using this method.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Keith67 on March 30, 2018, 02:11 pm: For 800 quid I would want a prolonged stay on the land, and I suspect I would get it. That would mean more to me than a posh new machine. In the last few months my finds rate has exploded, same machines, new land. No brainer to me.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: The oil man on March 30, 2018, 02:14 pm: There you go Keith.. Bingo!
Land all the way
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: james1969 on March 30, 2018, 03:02 pm: I'd rather swing a Maplin job on a great site than a Equinox,Deus etc on a crap site...can't find it if it's not there.

Top machines are needed to get the remaining hard to detect finds off a worked out sites, most of us don't have endless permissions on prime sites :(
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Lodge Scent on March 30, 2018, 03:05 pm: Since I already have a posh machine, I would spend it on airfare to Heathrow.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: nailman on March 30, 2018, 03:44 pm: Get my knee joint replaced, more time detecting than having to stop due to pain
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: wittsy1 on March 30, 2018, 03:49 pm: Productive land for me with plenty of history, Bronze Age in one field, Roman in another, Medieval etc etc etc
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Gary on March 30, 2018, 07:56 pm: Quote from: Lodge Scent on March 30, 2018, 03:05 pm
Since I already have a posh machine, I would spend it on airfare to Heathrow.

Getting your room ready now LS
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: JBM on March 30, 2018, 07:57 pm: Nothing wrong with my machine, so it would have to be used to purchase a special permission. ;) :) Jerry.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Keith67 on March 30, 2018, 09:16 pm: Quote from: Lodge Scent on March 30, 2018, 03:05 pm
Since I already have a posh machine, I would spend it on airfare to Heathrow.

;D ;D ;D Garys got your room ready mate.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Dead mans penny on March 30, 2018, 10:57 pm: A very nice display cabinet that lights up my detecting finds😀
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: mayhem147 on March 31, 2018, 01:00 am: Oooh, I might buy an Equinox (sorry, I'm sounding ever so uncool, I meant "the Nox" ;D) if one was ever available to purchase. Failing that, it would take a very tempting piece of undetected land to part with that sort of money, though you don't say how long the hypothetical access would last for, and how exclusive it might be.
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Willy muffit on March 31, 2018, 02:06 pm: £800 ? Spend it on booze and filthy women
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: lobo on March 31, 2018, 02:52 pm: Quote from: Willy muffit on March 31, 2018, 02:06 pm
£800 ? Spend it on booze and filthy women

And then waste the rest. ;D
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: Lodge Scent on March 31, 2018, 05:59 pm: Quote from: Gary on March 30, 2018, 07:56 pm
Quote from: Lodge Scent on March 30, 2018, 03:05 pm
Since I already have a posh machine, I would spend it on airfare to Heathrow.

Getting your room ready now LS

My bags are packed ! ;D

Though after seeing what Willy would do with his money, I might have to go stay with him. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: 13oots2 on March 31, 2018, 07:19 pm: Firstly I would thank you Gary, buy you a drink then go looking for decent land ;D
Title: Re: What would you do with the money - Poll
Post by: daer21 on April 03, 2018, 08:59 am: Buy a new machine.